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...Increasing Wildfire Danger Monday and Tuesday... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Monday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph, gusts to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ignitions may burn out of control quickly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.

* AFFECTED AREAS: STANTON ... GRANT ... HASKELL ... GRAY ... FORD ... KIOWA ... PRATT ... MORTON ... STEVENS ... SEWARD ... MEADE ... CLARK ... COMANCHE ... BARBER

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.